Recorded 1946–1993 Girls' name Peak 1976 526 births

Dawnelle — girls' name

526 babies named Dawnelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s201950s701960s791970s1871980s1501990s20
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Dawnelle was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

24 babies were named Dawnelle in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dawnelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 526 babies named Dawnelle between 1946 and 1993, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dawnelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawnelle performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 187 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dawnelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dawnelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dawnelle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 526 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dawnelle at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

526

Since 1946

48 years of records

Peak year

1976

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1946

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1993

Dawnelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1946

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1976)
24
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0510152025 19931986198019741968196119531946 5

Dawnelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
187 births that decade — 36% of Dawnelle's all-time total
1940s201950s701960s791970s1871980s1501990s20

Dawnelle by state

Where Dawnelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dawnelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 7.4%
California share of Dawnelle's total US births 7.4%

39 of 526 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawnelle?
526 babies have been named Dawnelle since 1946. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1976 with 24 births.
When was Dawnelle most popular?
Dawnelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 187 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Dawnelle most popular?
The top states for the name Dawnelle are California (39 births).
How long has the name Dawnelle been used?
Dawnelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 48 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Dawnelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dawn, Dawna, Dawne, Dawson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.